Sharp County record., 1887-02-03
CONSTITUTIONAL.

Full Text of the Bill Now Before the bosi'
lature Providing for Constitutions Con
vention to Overhaul and Revise the VI
ganic Law of the State.
A till for an act to be entitled an act 10 proVluo
for convention of the people OF the state OF
Arkansas to frame new Constitution
WHEREAS. There appears to be generai
feeling Of the people of this state thaV tno
present Constitution Of this State is not sa'is'
factory to them; therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly OF inc
State of Arkansas
SECTION /. That an election shall be helo a'
all the voting precincts in this state on inc seo
Ond (2d) Tuesday in July, eighteen huhuleu "n,'
eighty-seven ClSS7), which shall De helo Uy 'I0
Judges appointed to hold the last geheral eleo
tion. and IN case of the death, removal VI 10
fusal. or failure of any such judge OF Iuusoe -
act, the qualified electors present AT sueh .u.
ing precinct shall elect Judge OF Juuses "nO
shall hold such election, and which, as neiolli i
otherwise provided, shall be held IN an tnlIss
as elections for State officers are helu ulu0i
existing laws. 7;c
SEC. 2. At said election there shall oe' anu 70
hereby submitted to the people, the quesViot qut
of Convention" or mo Convention anu eaOn
voter shall declare his wishes oy ihuoiainS
upon his ballot the words For ConFehVion t.,l,
or "Apainst Convention" At the same tllhe
eGeh voter shall vote for the NUMBER OF u.iG :,
gates to which his county would be entltleu Il
fbe convention is held, the delegates so deslg-
mated to be named upon the same ballot WIN
the ,vicb of the voter as to convention or no
convention. ,,o
SEC. g. Returns of the results Of such elec-
tion at the several precincts shall be maze py
~, al thereof 10 JlG county
clerks, as required by law in other electiohs,
and within the same time. The clerks shall
make abstracts of such returns, showing inc
number of votes for and against conVehVlon,
and also showing the vote for delegates anu
stating who were elected delegates ana shaIl
return such abstracts to the Secretary OF StaVe,
II returns from all the counties arc not recelVeu
by such secretary by the second (@d) Iuesuay
in August he shall send messengers lor all no'
received, as by law now provided.
SEC. 1 The Governor, Secretary OF o'aVo,
Auditor of State and Attorney-General are
hereby appointed an examining ooard 10 III.
ouire into and determine the result OF sucA
election, and any three Of them shall constitute
n ouorum. The said board shall proceed 10
open and examine the returns upon the nrss
dst) Monday in September, A. d. eignleeh
hundred and eighty-seven QSS), at the once ol
the Secretary Of State. They shall nrst ascer'
tain and count the votes cast for ana against
convention and if a majority OF the Votes o"9V
are against convention they shau So cel,
tifv, and the Governor shall proclaim the lacU
and no convention shall be held. II the lzalol-
itv of the votes cast are for convention, inc
board shall so certify and the Governor Sliall
issue his proclamation. calling the convention
to meet at the State House, in the city OF Little
Rock, on the second Tuesday in October A. "
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven tlSSO.
SEC. 5. The clerks of the counties shall give
the delegates elected 4 certificate OF thelr elec'
tion. The convention shall be the judge OF the
election and the qualification OF It's mempels,
and any citizen OF this State who IS Quallleu
shall be eligible as delegate from ms county.
SEC, G. Each county shall be entitled to elect
as many delegates TO said convention as u no"
has members of the House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 7. Said convention shall have power 10
prepare new Constitution. to be submitted W
the people of this State for their adoptlon OF
rejection. When the convention shall nave
completed such Constitution the members
thereof shall sign the same and shall hle II IN
the office of the Secretary OF State, ana shaii
report to the Governor that they have framed
and 1leu Ine same. 1ut OOktll4Ol ollt'IA tHNAN
upon cause twenty-five thousand (250O)
copies Of such Constitution to be printed in
pamphlet FORM, and shall cause the latter to he
distributed among the people as generally as
possible by sending them pro rata to the clerks
Of the counties for distribution.
SEC. s. After receiving notice OF the framing
of such Constitution the Governor shall issue
his proclamation for an election, to be held on
day to be by him appointed, which day shall
not be earlier than six full weeks from the date
of such proclamation. Such election shall be
held and the returns made as hereinbefore pro-
yided for the first election to be held under
this act. At said election voters shall vote For
Constitution" or Against Constitution" as
they may elect.
SEC. 8. Returns Of said election shall be made
to the county clerks who shall make and for
ward to the Secretary Of State abstracts Thereon.
II returns from all counties are not received
within three weeks from the day OF election,
the Secretary of State may send messengers
for all not re eived.
SEC. 10. When all the returns are received the
Governor, Secretary OF State, Auditoro State
and Acknowledgement, who are hereby ap-
pointed a board to ascertain and certify
the result of said election, and any
three of them shall constitute quorum
who shall meet at the office Of the Secretary OF
State and open and count sad returns II upon
such count it shall appear that majority OF
the votes were cast Against Constitution"
they shall so certify, and all acts and doings OF
said convention shall be null and void, II it be
found that majority Of the votes cast were
"For Constitutions" said board shall indorse
and officially sign Il certificate to that
effect upon the original copy OF said
Constitution, signed by the delegates
and deposited with them in the Of
flee of the Secretary of State, and the Governor
shall at once issue his proclamation stating
that said Constitution has been adopted, and
that it shall become the organic law Of the
State upon a day in such proclamation named,
which day shall not be less than ten nor more
than fifteen days from the date Of said procla-
nation.
SEC H. The members Of the convention
shall receive the same pay per diem ana mile
age which is now paid the members of the Cen
eral Assembly, to be paid upon the certificate
OF the president of the convention.
SEC 10. A sufficient sum of money to pay all
the expenses OF all the elections and said con-
venton and of printing Constitution is hereby
appropriated out of any moneys not otherwise
appropriated
SEC 13 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
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